lie d'! ParU L-nll r. FAIAL EXTRAVAGANCE' I hadn't eer.1, And my work ROM on Ttli. twilight hour. From the early dawn., tt, clothing i P""!1, My h"e" "rn nm down' aid V '1 ',e', hllt j, t riwty brown, r dwelling in only A tenement flat. And il furniture' poor it the plce whore it's at. A Storm Above . u, Nicholas General Frederick r,W!ou tell of a terrible day's expe w to right lug a storm nbovo tlm In the font nango or. mouiu v in Northern Colorado. It was 0 yfr niro, nu no '""J ""i one ..Bpanlon 1U Ills nuvoimire. mr. it , H. Kollogg. now a professor In infor.1 1'nlverslty. jj.jplte tlie difficulties of tin; wny the surrounding storm, we made . 1 progress upward, nnd In halt nn t turned to the left nnd begun ting along 'he Hide of tin- motiiit- litre our Irbls begun in earnest, tfjtorni was upon us In nil Its fury. -, wind blow almost n hurricane, 1 the uir was no tilled wllli sleet nnd t snotv tint t It was Impossible to .more tlinn twenty yards in nny (II ilon. ThiTC would bo nil occasion Inll In the ttiniu.lt, when wo oould if in our surrouiuiings ior n ino- nl, lmt another cloud would en ,pu! anil li'l "If with driving nuts of frozen mist. Huur after hour we Ht niggled on 4 the nervous, frantic energy born desperation. rooks nnd snow wore eoverod Ulce thin as tissue pnper, which isod ninny a hnrd f nil. nnd lnnde -ry step a noureo or porn, i no it of the w ind, too, threw us down ::immlly. n"1' wo wore bruised from id to foot. If wo bad carried stoel :ltd polos instead of guns, they iliili.iro been of great service; the ft were now ns niueli hindrance hflp. though wo wove soon lo litnl a usi'ful. iar tails nnd fnees suffered lorrl (ruu the bitter eold, nnd the fnr rtvere so liumb that we dropped guns repeatedly. Hair and oloth :vcrc mnllod with ice like a coat of J. Wo realized that our progress j very slow, ns wo had not yet bed the great snow-field extending a timber-line to the summit, the If of which wo had crossed In as- Ens the gorge, tin nnd on wo limed, feeling our way over the ;ry fiirfaee, nnd becoming weak- very moment from the hard strug- kin the rarefied air of the mountain Tiille stumbling over a mass of I"e- rtd boulders, I hoard nil excited imntlon nnd, looking up, saw Kel- pslnlt down behind n rook which Jed u slight shelter from the ley ten I reached lilir. be looked up mid, "Old boy, this Is the worst we were ever in. I guess we re wind of our rope!" Hoth realized tlio situation was desperate, nl bopiless. Thoro wiib no sign of went of the Morm, nnd weak- i and enfeebled ns wo wore by tlio struggle, If wo should not bo abb os the steep suow licld when wo Wit, death from oxhnustion nnd We would bo n matter of only n MUl'l. dreaded to think of that snow- l remembering how Htoep It had '4m we gazed upward from the m thai morning, and kuowlug Mdltloa It must bo In now with "efly formed loo on tlio surfaco, ' w, h. waa Ihoucht best to lest art time, aud I lay down beside Mr a rest of about fifteen minutes 'Mined the struggle, weak mi be- ""d much colder, but wo bad re- I't'l our wind, n hard thin to keep 'altltmle. llOW 4 'I'lintL- ft-.n lifinra "ft! left camp, jnd four slneo the witu the storm began. The f 'or life oould not last much r. f"J' ""'1 painfully wo im.shod for- WuvbiiK on nil-four mowi of "Ue. 1 , h,.,v.i,l t., v.. nr, n .. .. v .J u w tough grouse, tho only re- I 'M our dinner, 1' fver runea the snow-field? '"He thoiL'ht croKSi'd mv inlnd '"we Imd lost the direction and f"'";.' the nrnnr wnvV I ,1I1 lint ""toy fears to Kidlnccr. What UKo? 1 J tew iuoinentR wo asnk down .... . "'res to reenvBi. nnp l.i'i.inl. At : '-"'l I found mv mind wander P ''ould not think clearly. Kel- . "e several rcmnrka without (""leninr nioanluff, and his face uiiuit, sullen look. Almost tho TL..1. . I ' r uope was gone. There was 1 "Wulnlne no whtnlnir onlv n I "11(1(1 deaiiMrntlon wlileh mnilu 1 'ne to keen ninvlni, th, lnut I through it rift In tlm clouds ! ' )'0nls lllionil wa ciiw tlio Mtlll lOIlJJ-looauuiur- r feeble nhout wo pushed for- n'lleu wo n.nxhnil tlm nilo'e I. 1 K'ni'n were rcnllxod. It was ' lieen l.i ... i 'ny desrri.DH nn,1 hu niMiaf iv n a P1' of hard, slippery Ice, the IV ' DSHtehonrd. Thrnuirh c f 'ie clouds we saw that It ex wttnward to Umber-lino, fully if f I i8 steep as the roof of a 14 tmoother than the smooth . How broad It was we could UJWtre. .... . cltnie tin Vailna tmlr ia L ""the butt of bis eun. andjX j, upon the surface, wlil v, - nUU oounaing iiown n " U terrlllc velocity. My table Is lenn, And the china there Is an rough and ennrsn As Biy common fare And thin it runs Tlinnigh the whola ot the heap; hntevcr in mine lit poor and cheap,-' Kxeept nnd I wonder If I'm a fool 1 measure inv acts y a Golden Kill. -Wm. J. Lnmpton, in Now York UeraliL the Clouds. St.' no looked nt each other In desp:ir. It's no use," I said. "Not a bit." wan tho. answer. We sat down nnd talked it over. To retrace our Mops was out of the ipies- lion, ami wo could not climb to tho top of the Held, probably n thousand foot. In our weakened condition. Suddenly Kellogg leaped to his feet nnd n shed toward the slim eying tin I, 'Come on; we've got to do I. I'll take mine this way." Without second thought. In my hopeless: des peration 1 followed. I!y using his gun ns a brace Kollogi: kenl his feel. imr filliped ami fell on ail fours and he- gnu sliding down. In a wild frenzy I tried to drive my bare lingers through the crust, but only (ucoeodod In tear ing the skin off them. lankily I had retained my rifle, nnd by n frantic elTort drove It muzzle tlrst through the hard crust, and came to a Hi op. having gone about twenty feet. Ilnd It not been for this fortunate move mv body would have been burled to the bottom of the itorge more than thousand feet below, and mangled beyond all semblance of human form. Looking up ut my companion I saw that ho had turned a way his head, un willing to bo a witness of my horrible fale, but as I called out to lilm be looked around, and 1 saw a fnoe so white ami horror-stricken that I can never forget It. Cold bends of sweat stood ou my forehead, ami I fell that my courage was all gene. The xpe rlenee of that awful moment almost unnerved me, and 1 was week and helpless ; s a little child. Lying on my face I held ou tightly to Ihc rifle driven deep through the crust. How to regain my footing was puzzle. Kellogg started lo conn down to me, and II was dillieulty that I persuaded him to desist. At last I hit on a plan. Holding on to the rillo with one hand, with the oilier I drew my pocket knife, and, opening It with my teeth, cut two holes In the crust for my feet, and af ter much effort stood nprlghi. Hut we were still in n had fix. Kellogg called out to me to break holes through tlio crust for my feet with the butt of the gun. Although not more than twenty feet distant ho could h irdly make him self heard above the roar of the storm. Hut the suggestion was a good one nnd proved our salvation. Wo moved slowly forward, breaking n hole in the ice for each step. It wns severe treat ment to give valuable guns, but they had to sutler in the best Interests or their owners. Slowly and carefully we moved for ward, occasionally stopping to rest nnd speak words of encouragement to en eh other, for now we had the tlrst gleam of hopu for live long, torriblu hours. Although very weak ;ihyslcnlly, our minds were much clearer than an hour before, and we even went, so far as to chaff each other a little. Hut. wo had plenty of fears yet. Once my heart leaped as Kellogg slipped nnd came down on both knees, clawing franti cally at the uir, but he regained his feel without dltllculty, and wo pushed on. Would wo ever get across V Kvery minute seemed nn hour. Kellogg said that, as uenrly as ho could calculate, we had boon tloumier- lug about on that mantrap for a week! ltut wo kept going; the cud must i ........ ...,.,,.i, it come some time, nun nun- i-iin did, nnd ut 0 o'clock wo stepped ou the granite boulder again, having been Just-onn hour nnd ten mlnulos on that terrible inclined snow-Held. Neither of us was much given to demonstra tion, but there wns a hearty nami- ... .... t i ...i.t..1. shiiko and a few tilings siuu nm sounded all right U 'here, but might look a little foolish In print. II In Theory. Sometimes children show an Instine. live sense of tho tlner reunions oi moi- nl obligations that lt surprising. The subtle analysis in given at urn mosi imcMiectod moments nnd under cir cumstances that we had never antici pated, especially from them. On such occasions we are morn uiu Inclined to beliovo wltti worusworui that. "Our birth is but a Bleep uud a fon.ettIii2"-nml that the little ones have yet some of tho truer Impressions left over from the other shlo of exist ence. An example of this kind wasurougnt to notice the other day. when u Boy was reciting his catchUm with refer ence to the duty a child owed respec tively to his parents. Wheu he came to the part of the Teu Commandments that says: "Honor thy father and thy mother," he paused a little, and then said: "But you must honor your mother more than your father." "Why, how Is thut, Harold?" In quired his teacher. "Oh, 'cause your father Is related to you only by marihige, but your moth er Is related to you by boruutlou." Los Angeles Times. Ihe Follta IMijululan. A lady of literary fame once re quested Dr. Kell, the celebrated medi cal writer, to call at her house. "Be sure you recollect the address," she said as she quitted tho room, "No. 1 Chesterfield street." "Madam," said the doctor, "I am too greut nn admirer of politeness not to remember Chester field, and, I fear, too selflU ever to forget Numbr One." Arjouaut. WAtt ON FARMERS' PESTS rHEIR DISEASES NOW THE SUB. " JECT OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY. SoTel Hrhemo For letojfln)r flrasslinp irr nml ClilnrhlitiR Hmttrrlng' tile 3ermiuTiiinblprs Full of lVstllrnep-B llotr llnrterlolnRlst ( nn Win Fortune, The use of diseased bugs to produce wholesale pestilence among their kind mid ultimately effect extermination thereof Is nn Ingenious scheme lately flelsed by I'ncle Sam's scientists. Tlio Idea of enlisting tho dread dis ease germ Into useful service Is, In Joed, n novel one. Our niedleo-Iegiil authorities have considered Its dan ger ns a fnelor In deliberately plotting homicide, Hut who has dreamed of lis possible value as nil agency of In secticide? The entomologists of the Agricultur al Department lately learned bow to concoct several deadly nnd malignant bug discuses, how to bottle them for shipment, how to spread them nsiotig the vast Insect fraternity and how j make Infected bugs carry tho scourge to their unsuspecting kind. Tho pecu liar discuses In question are not com municable to man: otherwise they would not bo employed, of course. Tlio discovery of malarial germs In the mosquito has directed scientific at tention to bugs ns a menus of trans mitting contagion. It Is being discov ered that these minute disturbers of the farmer's and householder's pence nnd happiness have their character istic dtstenfpcrs, some of them highly contagious. To nrllllclnlly propagate their baneful germs In Incubators, where the latter are fed and multi plied. Is found to lie an easy matter. ClRASSHOrPER DIHKAMi: jy llOTTl.KS. Mr. Grasshopper is one of the chief victims proscribed by the conspiring bugologlst. Ho bus been cutting unbe coming capers In our farm binds since lo, these many years, annually filching thousands of dollars from the Indus trious tllh r of the soil. Did wily Mr. Grasshopper but guess the ghastly fate awaiting him he would hasten his kinsmen to pack up, bng nnd luiL'gago, and to seek asylums where bugs en Joy their natural rights and privileges. The American grasshopper has always been n healthy bug. In Australia nnd Soiiili Africa, however, have been dis covered cousin species which suffer n hideous disease compared to which hu man leprosy Is a means toward pleas ure and adornment. The unsparing bugologlsts are Importing from the bacteriological Institute of Cnpo Town phials tilled wllli tho pestilence, nnd eighteen such vessels have lately been shipped to nourishing grasshopper colonics In Mississippi, Nebraska and Minnesota. And this Is how the new grasshopper disease Is prepared: Grasshoppers killed by the tlisease are collected In large quantities, dried and ground Into n meal. This meal is mixed with a gelatinous substance and put up in the glass phials for ship ment. In these vessels the disease ele ments multiply until capable of kill ing manifoldly more grasshoppers than originally used in the preparation of the dendly concoction. Ou receiv ing tho phluls the Yankee farmer Is Instructed to thoroughly mix the con tents of each with two toaspoonfulH of sugar. He adds this dose to three fourths of a tumbler of water, previ ously boiled aud nlluwed to cool. Into the tumbler he places several pieces of cork. H.CATTF.MNM TUB C1KRMH. After allowing the mixture to stand a day, during which time the dlsonsc has attacked the cork and thoroughly contaminated the lluld, he dips various and sundry grasshoppers, alive ami kicking, Into the liquid, the more thus doused being the merrier for the prom ised result. After being vigorously ducked and thereby terrified tlio pro testing victims are Imprisoned iu a box nnd fed on green plants well moistened with the same fatal liquid. Having been fed on thl poisonous diet for twenty-four hours, the prisoners are liberated, generally In the evening hours. Then they hop gleefully away to mingle once more with t holt- nuxlninj friends. Itetiirulng to their haunts they innocently disseminate their con tagion fur and wide, among all of their kind which approach to rejoice nt their snfe escape aud marvel nt the accounts of their terrible experiences. And as n result of repeated hopplngs and gul llvantlngs hero and there, from one green Hold to another, the scourge Is spread. Then other grasshoppers, big nnd little, soon begin to feel Indis posed nnd as each surveys himself he Is horrified to discover that he is be coming covered with a furry, mouse colored crust. This Increases until cntlng Into his very vitals. Then ho gives up his ghost to the realm where the dead grasshoppers go. Mr.- rnnrnier soon appears on the scene, hears awny the corpse together with all others ho can tlud, dries them nil Into slate of muuimlflcntiou, grinds them Into powder and concocts many more tumlicrsful ot the liquid pes tilence. The contagion Is thus sown to multiply over aud over again, a greater harvest of death being reuped each time until extermination In com plete. Ground fairly covered with dead grasshoppers thus killed was soon In lSocliunuulnnd, South Africa, after an experimental (llslrllHillon of the dis ease there. Hut the black natives of this territory, who ent grasshoppers, objected to such wholesale contamina tion of their diet. FATAL TO CUlNCllBt OS. Mr. Chiiichbug Is "it" In a very sim ilar game devised by tho enterprising bugologlsts. This luvcnous Insect yearly costs the American farmer millions. The most deadly 111 to which Its flesh fs heir Is discovered to be the "white fungus." It attacks hi in In much tho same manner as the afore mentioned furry growth Infests Mr, Grasshopper, save that a white rather thun a mouse-colored crust covers his body and eats out his life. The dis ease Is highly contagious among his kind. Tho seed with vhlch the pestil ence Is sown Is prepared In this man ner: A bottle of raw cornmeal, mixed with beef broth, Is sprinkled with the white particles of the tuoldy growth previously separated from the dried insects dylug of the scourge. The mom rapidly multiplies after taking Coot la the ntw media and soon con. tamlnntcs tho contents of the bnttle. Live nnd healthy chinch bugs, caugAt In the wheat nnd corn fields, are con fined In "contagion, boxes" wherein quantities of the Infected mixture of broth and batter have been left ex posed. The Insects thus brought In contact with the icHtlciicc salunito their systems with It, They are then liberated in the fields win re orlginnlly found. Mingling with their henllhy kinsmen they effect just such a wldeswoeplng pestilence ns noted In the above case of the grasshopper. Death ensues n few days nfter exposure to t lit disease. After (lenth the white mold liiorenses In numerous spores. The mold Is then collected, placed bnek In the cold broth nnd batter nnd left to multiply. TUB DISTHinrTI.NO C ENTEn, I'ni lo Sam's agricultural experiment station nt Urbnna, 111., Is being utilized as n dish Uniting center for chincb bugs thus nrtitlclnlly Infected. This Institution has been corresponding with farmers In various parts of the country requesting tin in to box up nnd ship by express ns many of the live Insects as they can collect. After exposure to the disease-laden broth and batter nt the experiment station the contnmiuated bugs are shipped back to the fanners. The latter are Instructed to keep (lie bugs confined until dead from the disease. The fanners then capture n many live In fants as can be cuuuht and confine I hem with the carcasses of tlioir rela, fives until I hey show symptoms of the tlisease. Then they are let loose In the fields In llnio to create a wholesale pest Hence. Some fanners not only dis tribute the live bugs thus, but: scatter the ilctlil ones left In their contagion boxes, attaching them to vegetable growths threatened. Oilier farmer have applied the broth and batter mix tures directly III plants preyed upon by large colonies of the ravenous In sects. Caterpillar :, seventeen year locusts ami various other Insect pests hnvy been experimented with, the object bo. big to determine some Infectious dis ease capable of their eradication. Hut In these cases dltllculty Is a yet met. Insect diseases are little understood. Man was ignorant of the ailments of domesticated animals until conipnra lively receid limes. Now the Govern ment iinuually spends thousands of dollars u year for studying diseases of such beasts. Such studies were orlg Inally devised by man with tho tlireH motive of self protection against pois onous bacilli anil parasites. Doubtless 111 the future wise governments will b instituting laboratories fur rcscari h In diseases of the insect kingdom Willi Ihe scllisli motive of sowing seeds til such discuses among Ill-behaved bugs And perhaps iu those progressive day there will have sprung up anli-vivl seclloiilst societies for the V'oteetioii of such unfortunate Insects or for tin dictation of the mode of slaughlcr t be moled out to them. term VINO) HISKASKM. Insects no doubt suffer from ns many characteristic disorders us do men and beasts. It must be a terrible ordeal for one of the many throe-stoiiinchot! species of bugs to seff?r Indigestion pains iu all ot hiu dinner recoptnelci at once. And Imagine what a pool ouueruy aoum sillier 11 nil ot lil H.I.Otio eyes wore sore and running an a result of lay fever. Then pity the centipede ntlucked with "rl matin in nil of Ids legs. And think of the ravages of a hereditary disease which might be bequeathed by our persistent friend too housefly to the "Hl,4!Hi oft springs which she produces iu the three months of summer. A fortune of uncountable millions Is certainly In store for the practical bacteriologist who can successfully concoct and patent a brand of deadly mosquito smallpox, houselly plague, caterpillar yellow fever, cockroach diphtheria or some pestilential moans of erasing any of the famous Insect mimes now upon the hlnck list of the farmer and housekeeper. And per haps science will some day brow mill lgniint discuses fatal to such lurgej pcsls as rats, mice and snakes. John IClfrelh Watklns, Jr., la the Wnsliiiitf ton Star. How a Ho); Sti,iiui1 n lliiu 1 lu-li'. On one of the most pleasant side streets of Cleveland live two (logs u largo, dlgnllled hound and n saucy small fox terrier. The two are du llest of friends, and the big dog 1 always watching over the little out and doing his best to keep I lie perl fellow out of a light. Hut the olhel day his watehfuluess failed. Anothci terrier came and hurled defiance iW the hound's comrade and when the big dog arrived upon tho scene it was 1c behold a frantic, tumbling, snuppluii heap, of which his favorite was part. lie seemed to consider the slate ol things, then gave a sigh of patleip dignity anil began to walk around I lit combatants, keeping a critical eye : Ihe si niggle aud evidently uctlng tb part of umpire. His favorite was get ting the worst of It, but ho did not In terfere. Maybe he thought the pun Ishmciit of defeat was bettor than any he could bestow. He watched silently till all at once his friend gave a yclf of real pain and trouble. Then sud denly the big dog awoke. With a bound he was beside the oilier two With one tap of bis paw he sent tin victor over Into the lusl, grabbed Id? favorite Iu his mouth as a cat grabs her kltlcu aud made off to his own back yard. During the next hour he licked scolded and fondled tho repentant tor. rler. And now the two are more i.e. voted than ever, though tho little dug seems more meek and decidedly more obedient tlinu of yore. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tit Demand Fur l.li'i'lalnf. The preseut annual production In tlit United States of excclslou Is about 00,000 tons. Put to a great variety of uses, excelsior Is uioBt commonly used for packing purposes, uud lu such unci It Is employed for many very different kinds of things. It Is used, for exam, pie, In tho packing of things so fragllo as eggs, and things so solid as Iron toys. In the various uses to which It Is put frxcclslou Is most In demaud where manufacturing Is carried on, so that the larger part of the great quan tity of this material now produced lu America Is imm4 vast of the Mississippi lllvcr- - vsnsnst- THE REALM New York City. The Eton jacket lu Its various modltlcntlons makes the accepted short wrap for street wear. The May Mantoii model here lllns- lrro.s JACKKT. traleil is one of tho best nnd most available, as well as the latest of fered. It can cither be turned back to form long, tapering rovers or closed In double -breasted style with olio short rover turned back from the right side. As shown, the material Is vel vet with rovers nml collar of Persian lamb, nntl the jacket Is designed for wear with various skirts, but cloth and cheviot are equally suitable for the purpose, and the design Is also ap propriate for cost nines of broadcloth, Hihelini; nnd all tho range of suiting materials. Tho rovers and collar can bo of nny fur desired. Persian cloth, astrachiin or velvet, or can bo or ap plique of cloth or silk over white, or covered with lira id lug on the cloth foundation. The fronts are fitted by means of single darts and nre joined to tire seamless back by undcr-nrm gores that nre curved to lit the figure snugly nnd gracefully. The fronts are faced and rolled back to form the rovers. The high collar Is cut lu sections that cn liure the necessary curve nnd flare. M.OUSK The sleeves nre two-seamed and Hare over tho j.nuds, where, ns shown, they lire Unshod with bands of fur. To cut this jacket for a woman of medium size four ami one-eighth yards ot material twenty-one inches wide, two and a quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, or one nnd three-qunrter yards fifty Inches wide, will be re quired. VVotiillll'il IttollNn Wulnt. The simple flannel, cashmere ami Henrietta waists made in shirt waist style, but Willi variations in detail, take precedence of all others for morn ing wear mid all those occasions that call for Informal dress. The very pretty May Mantoii model shown lu the large cut exemplifies the latest cut, and It includes all the newest features. As Illustrated, It Is de signed for afternoon home wear and Is of cream white flannel with stitched bands of gray, but can be duplicated In any color uud combination pre ferred. The foundation for the waist Is a lining fitted by moans of single darts, shoulder scams and under arm seams, nnd which closes at tho centre front. On it life arranged the back and fronts thai extend below the waist, aud to It is attached the shield wlll the pointed stock collar. The right side of the shield Is attached perma nently, the left Ir hooked owr Into place, and the stock closes Invisibly at the centre back. The left front Is attached to the front edge of the lin ing, but the right is left free and hooked over onto the lcr. beneath tho stitched baud thnt finishes the edge. The sleeves aro in bishop style, and are finished with slightly flu ring pointed bauds or cuffs that hook over at tho senm, where a short opening Is Invisibly finished. To cut this waist for a woman of medium sizu four yards of materia' tweuty-ono Inches wide, throe and a half yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or two aud a quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, will be required, with three-quarter yard of material twenty one or twenty-seven Inches wide, or one-half yard forty-four inches wide to trim i . Illustrated. Fancy Button!. Buttons are extravagant and fanci ful, Parisian diamond and old French eunmel, or anything really good, can be utilised for this purpose. Tho little coatees, made either double or single-breasted, require buttons of some kind, either three at each side or three at one side, though, If tbey bo very large, only two need bo used. Then, plain serges and tweeds aro finished with velvet collars ud cu rious gun-metal button -suited to this style of garment Dull gray rough silk buttons like those used ou men's is mm 3 OF FASHION.' coats bnve a chic of their own, nnd srq undeniably good tnste. " ' Ircy lllni-k flown. A Very pretty black cropo do chine gown wns mndo with n flounce nt the hem. This hem had a scallop of glace at the edge united by black silk her rlngbonlng, n new and fashionable ar rangement. The scallop was Intro duced also on to the bodice of the dress, being carried down the front, which opened over some pretty t lick ings edged with gold lnce, rcvenllng a soft Vest In tho Immediate front. The sleeves were of the new form, and the rullle nbovo tho puff wns edged with the glace ami the silk hcrrlngbonlng. Tlm Newel Hlmpe KKlrt. Although box pleated skirts nre still very fashionable, there is a growing disposition to adopt the old fashioned style of skirl which Is gathered Into the waistband. Tor some unknown reason it is called "ihe housemaid's skirt," but, as a matter of fact, this particular shape was adopted by the leaders of fashion during the earlier part of the present century, nnd Is, therefore, deserving of a more digni fied title. I.otiR-Sti'mmiHl llnv on ItnU. Some novelty hats are being trimmed with two Immense roses and nothing else. These roses have stalks about twenty Indies long. The flowers nre placed in the front of tho hat, either on one side or iu the centre, and then the long stalks nre arranged round the crown like ribbons. Tho effect Is certainly ery charming. DiTmUlii (llovrii l.lneil Willi Silk. Soft and warm nnd pretty nre gloves of deerskin, lined with silk. Antelope sklu Is taking the place of gazelle-skin gloves, ns they nre stronger nnd soft er and conic iu delightfully soft colors. Di tllll. One feature In the detail of the bod lee Is a lacing of gold or silk cord across the shoulder son in, each point tucked down with a tiny gold button. l:nv' Vi'Mwi Kilt Suit. While a few mothers allow trousers WAIdT. at four, such models as the charming little suit shown are usually called upon to fill the gap between babyhood and the mature nge ot five or six. Tho May Mantoii kilted skirt Illustrated covers them gracefully, yet leaves them free, nntl the suggestion of coat, waistcoat ami shirt gives sulllclent o$ the mannish element to satisfy both the mother's pride nnd the boy's muni tion. As shown, the material Is broad cloth In dark automobile red with trimming of black braid with gold buttons, aud shield, or shirt front, ot while laid iu liny tucks, but dark blue, Russian blue, hunter's green, brown, hedge and brighter golf red are all cor rect, nnd Venetian cloth, tweed, serge and earners, hair are all shown. The waistcoat and shield are ap piled over the body lining so tl.vit rtl' closes together nt the centre back. The skirt Is laid In seven deep box pleats, ami Is attached to the lower edge of the body, also closing at the back, where a placket Is finished between the two centre pleats. The little cout Is entirely separate, nnd Is slipped on over the body. The bucks are seamed at the centre. The fronts hang straight from the shoulders, nnd lltiishlng the nock Is a big sailor collar that Is square across the back, but tapers to a point at eneh front. The emit sleeves are finished with turn-over Hare cuffs decorated with braid and buttons. To cut this suit for r boy of four years of ago four yards of material twenty-seven Inches wide, three yards vrstbb iilt serf. thirty-two Inches wide, two and throw quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, or two yards fifty laches wide, Will be required. CYCLINS NOTES, t The proper enre of his wheel Is the" fycllst's truest economy. There Is n noticeable Increase III the number of children riders. Cycling Indulged In moderately t nne of tho healthiest nn 1 most invig orating of exercises. , The winter cycling season on fbtf Pacific const oicned with h,i outdoor meet nn the Vcndome trn-as at 104 Angeles, Cat. t The wheelman whr frequently, cleans his machine will get more serv ice out of it than the one who foils to take proper care of It. , t Kvery cyclist Is an apostle ot the gos pel of fresh air and out-door life a being essential to the physical well being of n.iiii nntl woman. Overexertion bns hastened more) Hinn one rider's death. There nro some cyclists' who tin not npHar to profit by hi hers' bitter experiences. . There were nil unusually large num ber of cyclists last summer who went I'" a long dlslan -o trip for a vacation. A dangerous habit of some parents Is to place the child In front of them on the wheel when they go out for n spin. Some very bad accidents have occurred us a result of this prac 1 1ce. Tho Coney island cycle path 1109 been the scene of unusual activity be cause tl.e foreign racers, who have come over for the six-day race, have established their training quarters there. ll.icliesler. N. Y., will probably be at cycling racing cent re next year. A new six-lap track will bo begun there In a short lime. It is tho Intention of the owners to run weekly meet a, through all of next season. ' In a fifteen-mile motor paced rnce between Johnny Nelsor. the Hostoil lau, and II. H. Stone, of Deliver, nt Los Angeles, Cat, Nelson won l'lind soincly. He made the distance la 'Jo.l'J 1 e, breaking the record. NEWSY CLEANINCS. The attempt to form a carbide syn dicate at Berlin bus miscarried. liilUieiiza Is again epidemic through out Germany, especially in Berlin. The Standard Oil Company has paid f IS,(Hil),(t(K) in dividends within twelve months. The winter steamship routes between Portland. Me., nnd Kuropcan points has begun. Norwegian whalers taught -12t Whales during the pas! season off tho coast of li eland. An Intermit lonal association for the furtherance t.f the i xplorat ion of Cen tral Asia Is being formed at St. Peters burg. Because of the burning of a negro In Colorado a movement has begun for the restoration of capital punl.-dimcnt in the laws of the Stale. Lieutenant -Colonel William Henry Boyle, Inspector 'General of the Do- partment of Colorado, was having reached the age limit. rel hod, Chief Justice Gnnlt, of tlio Missouri Supremo Court, has ruled that a divorced woman Is not u competent witness against her former husband. A four pronged buck jumped in front of a fast freight train in Pike County, Pciin., ami rati on the truck for half u mile before being overtaken and killed. Three of the Swiss cities-Basle, Kchntrtiauscn and Zurich nro takiug uteps for the celebration In 1!H)1 of their entry Into tho Swiss Confedera tion Tido years ngo. The new battleship Illinois Is soon to receive a splendid gift, and the Stntc of Illinois will be tho donor. Tho gift Is n silver ten service, with can delabra, server ladle, kettle, trays, aud Various other pieces. But five per cent, of the money and Valuables taken from the Galveston (lead has been claluie , and the money still held by the committee aggregates many thousands (1f dollars, while the Jewelry Is worth nt least f 100,000. - MARKETS. lii.TiHonm. Fl.Otllt llnlio. Host rt. High (IrnilA l'xtrn 1 1 WIIKAT No. 21tiil..... COISN No, a Whim Hutu Southern & 1'eiiu... ItVK No. a 70 72 41 45 25 VbX 411 10 111 (XI 14 0 15 0 15 M 10 fO 11 M 7 00 7 ft 7 OJ SOO I1AY Cliolen Timothy.. tiooil to 1'rlme M II AW-live In ear I.U.. Whent blocks t'litllloelis .. cANSitn aortas. TOMATOr.M-Kliol. No. .t No. a M IT. AH KtiuidunU...;.... 1" ) K-i'conils so ColtN-Hry lack lolt 7 III OKI CITY MTF.HS 1" niyOwn 8 roTAioKS Asn vrnitTAiiLSl, rOTATdlia llurlmiiks. . ONIONS tUOTtHIOK. IKKl I'ltolU CTS-Hhliil Clear illwhli'U . Hams Mi l'ork. nor lutr LA Itli ('noli' pent rtilliioil M'-rrmi. lU'TTr R-Flne Crmy. . .. t Potior l ine C'rt'iiuiory Hulls rlirrnn. C1IF.F.RE N. y. Faii.ty...t N. Y. 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